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DynaLIFEDx is a with Jason Pincock as CEO.

DynaLife Medical Labs is a company headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta that offers medical laboratory services.

Timeline
In 1959, Central Medical Laboratories (CML) was established in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It became part of By 2015, Winnipeg, Manitoba-based Central Medical Laboratories (CML).

In 1968, Gamma Biopath Laboratory was formed and operated from a single medical building. Gamma Biopath Laboratory expanded to include "diagnostic imaging and computerized health assessment services" and opened "several patient services centres in the Greater Toronto, Hamilton and Stoney Creek areas of Ontario".

In 1987, "Dynacare Laboratories was established when Dynacare Health Group acquires its first laboratory - Quality Medical Laboratories".

The coalition called Friends of Medicare was formed to "fight extra billing."

As of August 31, 1990, the "number of accredited private diagnostic facilities in Alberta included 423 base laboratories & 316 satellite and collecting labs, according to CPSA data provided to Alberta Health.

The 1994 Alberta Government Reorganization Act "allowed a Minister to delegate any power, duty or function conferred or imposed by an Act or regulation." {[rp|33}} Before 1994, the "provincial health ministry managed 128 acute care hospital boards, 25 public health boards and 40 long-term care boards."

In 1994, "seventeen health regions were established by government with appointed boards to manage operational decision making at the local level."

The 1994 Alberta Regional Health Authorities Act created "new opportunities for contracting out both the management and delivery of public healthcare services to private business in lieu of public or non-profit agencies." The "newly created legal entities called Regional Health Authorities" could "create subsidiary corporations and delegate responsibilities, powers and duties to either public, private or hybrid agencies." The provincial government was going "to steer, not row." Under the reforms, payments to private laboratories changes were removed from the physician fee schedule, which decreased the available funding and delegated the responsibility for laboratory services to the private newly created Regional Health Authorities, (RHAs) "with a directive to contract to the private sector." {[rp|33}}

"The passage of the 1994 Alberta Regional Health Authorities Act, created "an opportunity to bring in competitive contracting for public services. However, the major lab companies quickly merged into two large corporate entities or virtual private monopolies for contracting purposes - one in northern Alberta (Dynacare/Kasper Medical Laboratories) and one in southern Alberta (MDS/Kasper), leaving smaller companies out in the cold. One small independent lab remains in Calgary. Many hospital labs were closed in order to accommodate the Minister’s direction. The Calgary Regional Health Authority created a numbered company and formed a partnership with MDS/Kasper called Calgary Laboratory Services (CLS) with an agreement to share in any profits. The Edmonton RHA closed 94 public and individual private laboratory sites within 3 months. The chief of lab medicine at one Edmonton hospital quit his job to protest the shut-down of a brand new $12 million dollar public lab facility at his hospital, saying that the government was very determined to privatize and his view that their decision did not have much to do with either economics or patient care. According to College of Physicians and Surgeons’ data (05/98), the number of accredited private labs in Alberta has dropped to 93. This number includes 4 major labs, 60 basic labs, 8 extended labs, 4 special labs, and 17 physician office labs. This compares to 423 base labs and 316 satellite and collecting labs in 1991. No information is publicly available on the impact of these changes on availability, timeliness, quality and cost of lab services to the public system or the community.""

- Alberta Consumers Association 2009:33

In 1997, Gamma North Peel Partnership Inc. joined with Ontario's Bio-Science Laboratory in an operational partnership, under the name, Dynacare.

On October 15, 2001, two-thirds of board members of the health regions, were elected 2001 in the October 15, 2001 municipal elections, and the "remaining one-third of members were appointed on November 9, 2001".

In 2002, LabCorp acquired Dynacare Laboratories (one of the Dynacare partners) for US$480-million, while also assuming Dynacare debt worth $205-million.

On March 11, 2008, the name of the Dynacare Kasper Medical Laboratories—"Edmonton's primary medical diagnostic laboratory"—was changed to DynaLIFE Diagnostics (DynaLIFEDx)—to "reflect the expanding role of medical diagnostic laboratories and laboratory professionals in the health and wellness" industry. At that time, DynaLIFEDx was serving "more than one million patients annually, while working "closely with Regional Health Authorities in central and northern Alberta" to "provides testing and consulting services for other clients across Canada." At that time, DynaLIFEDx had "over 800 laboratory technologists and assistants working in more than forty sites."

April 1, 2003, the seventeen 17 health regions were reduced to nine regions. Board members were appointed by the provincial government. "Mental health services and associated budgets were transferred to the regional health authorities. Alberta Mental Health Board continued to provide policy and planning advice to the health minister."

2008 The Alberta Health Services Board is established by government to deliver health services for the entire province and be accountable to the Minister of Health and Wellness.

In a May 15, 2008 press release, the government of Alberta, announced that the "nine regional health authority boards, the Alberta Mental Health Board, Alberta Cancer Board and Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission (AADAC)" were to be abolished and replaced by a "super board" to "ensure the provincial health system is patient-focused and provides equitable access to all Albertans in the 21st century."

In 2008, Alberta's department of Health and Wellness was "responsible for setting, monitoring and enforcing provincial health policy, standards and programs, as well as for managing health capital planning, procurement and outcome measures." The AHS was "responsible for health services delivery for the entire province" and reported to the Minister of Health and Wellness," Ron Liepert. A "transitional provincial board" was created with a chair and six-members has been appointed by Liepert. The interim chair of the AHS was Ken Hughes and Charlotte Robb was the interim CEO. Jack Ady, Pierre Crevolin, Linda Hohol, John Lehners, Irene Lewis, and Don Sieben were interim board members.

On July 8, 2008, Eight CEOs were dismissed on July 8, after the provincial government replaced the nine health boards with a single health "superboard" called Alberta Health Services. The severance packages of the CEOs of these boards amounted to over $CA 3.2 million. Jack Davis, the former CEO of the Calgary Health Region was paid $1.7 million in severance, a $4.028 million in a CHR supplemental executive retirement plan, and a life long pension of about $300,000 annually. The former CEO of Edmonton's Capital Health, Sheila Weatherill's severance pay amounted to $1.5 million. The other boards of directors that were abolished include the Alberta Mental Health Board, Northern Lights, David Thompson, Palliser, Peace Country Health Region, and the Alberta Cancer Board. The CEOs received severance pay. Charlotte Robb, was named as the interim CEO of the Alberta Health Services.

In May 2013, Bloomberg Businessweek listed Gamma-Dynacare Medical Laboratories as a company that "offers laboratory services to patients, health care professionals, and corporate clients, including the collection and transportation of specimens, testing, and reporting of results" that "serves clients throughout Southeastern Canada and surrounding areas".

In 2013, DynaLife Medical Labs partners with Dynacare, which operates laboratories in Alberta and across Canada.

In 2015, Gamma-Dynacare Medical Laboratories rebranded itself back to Dynacare reflecting its "broadened focus on providing health and wellness solutions." Dynacare President and CEO, Naseem Somani, said that the name—Dynacare—connects the future and the past. Since 2005, Dynacare has been "diversifying and growing" and by 2015, according to Somani, had become a leader in "Canada's health and wellness solutions".

By 2015, Winnipeg, Manitoba-based Central Medical Laboratories (CML) was an important division in the Dynacare group of companies.

Since 2018, Jason Pincock, who is also DynaLIFEDx CEO, has been Chair Health City Edmonton along with Randy Yatscoff and Mel Wong, BioAlberta's CEO. Health City, is Health City is an "arms-length, not-for-profit organization" that work with their "stakeholders to identify and meet our health innovation ecosystem needs." The Health City team included CEO Reg Joseph, Antonio Bruni, Lisa Laferriere, and Rebecca Keichinger. The City of Edmonton provides operating funds for Health City. In their annual report to the City of Edmonton Executive Committee, they said that.

In April 2019, Vito Ciciretto, who served as Gamma-Dynacare Medical Laboratories's Vice President of Operations from January 2009 until November 2018, has been Gamma-Dynacare Medical Laboratories's CEO, since April 2019. was named as CEO. He had served as Interim CEO and Vice President of Operations from November 2018 until April 2019. At the time of Ciciretto's appointment, Dynacare was described as a LabCorp company, that is "continually developing new programs and services, including "home care services, and Dynacare Plus, an easy-to-use online portal where individuals can understand their lab test results and manage their health." Dynacare had "the largest and most advanced menu of diagnostic and screening tests in Canada." Dynacare Insurance Solutions "provide specialized testing and paramedical services for the insurance industry."